MattyF
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This looks good ! I'm undecided now... the Fuchs system looks good also but basically any thing it seems is better than a conventional grease gun!
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Don't understand why you can't? The small dmm on mine clips straight on although my neck tether is home made but very similar in design. I clip my neck tether in the top hole ,cord and wrench bottom and haas on the middle and this system is easiest after lots of experimenting for myself to use .
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Any body tried one ? If so what's the verdict. Quite like the idea of having one hand free to hold the nozzle on but have the suspicion they may be very weak in pressure delivery.
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I'll edit that and say swing better than on a double rope!
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Give it time, I find rope walking and rope management easier SRT but it took a while to make it work in favour, you have a lot less friction on traverse and swings , I'll keep my hitch loose and long like I would with a VT to aid self tending as I find it the best combo on DRT as well and keep the wrench on the inside of the hitch next to the HC as its about as stream line as it will get !Posted this before so apologies if you have already seen it but It did and still does inspire me to stop being a pussy and get out on the tips and swing like I can on a double rope! [ame] [/ame]
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As josh says .... A fixed bollard is almost fool proof even a floating rc2000 would be a a lot easier to get there heads around than a portawrap then all you have to do is shout how many wraps and hold or run.
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Watched it on a mobile I phone ....you just had to watch it through YouTube instead of Arbtalk, that should work.
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Enjoyed that Sam.
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Cool Tommy, send is a pm when your back.
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I have a large bit of western red cedar approx 220cm long and between 50cm at its narrowest and 100cm at the widest surplus to requirements sitting in our yard. Based in the north Tyne looking for around £100 for it can load on trailer if required or deliver if local.
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Thanks Paul ,Beams are larch and Douglas and the roofs thuja.
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Had a little helper today on the drying shed roof
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I've only ever lost one saw for good and I'm convinced the customer took it ... Well I know they took it as it was impossible for it to be any where else that really grated on me, I even accused one of the lads who was working with me of taking it but it turns out one of his neighbours saw him using it a year or so later. Left plenty of bits on site, one of the most surprising was a big hedge we used to do for the council I had left a Stihl hs80 there it was still there 2 hours later despite being on the side of a public footpath... but it was the posh part of town !
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Lol joe , first major cock up was getting a 3120 with 42" bar sat on , ha to unbolt the power head but it bent the bar after going side ways. First trees I helped fell would of been on a winch at 13 ,first saw cutting was dead road side elms... Think I hashed the hinge up plenty with those too!
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Interesting reading. Why will it be used against us in a court of law ? I think of the last few occasions I've used cobra it's been on very included unions on twin stemmed trees the cables were not taught and the only reason the bracing was there was to act as a storm anchor in extreme conditions and nearly on all occasions in conjunction with a reduction.
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Definitely up for that You jinxed me on the midges though mark.
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If I'd of known that I would of stayed in bed !
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Nice saw I keep looking at them when they pop up on eBay thinking shall I ?? , I remember the 262 having a decomp ?
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I know you have championed ear plugs for years Steve but I recon if I would of stayed using them I would of torn both my ears off by now ! There is a lot of protection still offered by the outer shell.
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Petzl alvio here ,had a number of vertex, the old style kask and the pfanner protos and the the alvio for me is the lightest and most comfy full helmet I've worn ... Of course every one has different shaped heads though !! I hated the protos with a passion , very poor rated hearing protection and it actually gave me a head ache from its pressure points but then I have long hair and I'm told is designed for short back and sides.
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Yep it's Friday afternoon and ......
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Cheers for the heads up thought Hunicke was was never going to get around to putting part 2 together
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I've never seen a holm oak that bare ! Started to see plenty of evidence of leaf miner on them though.
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I was listening to a radio interview with him about this book the other day , it was vaguely interesting .... Can see David's concerns though!
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Not that I'm aware of ... Probably in keilder , I noticed the hut full of FC fire beating equipment in Wark forest got blown away in the last gales though!
